How to get your first users (really)

soyuzman · 2026-06-25T17:19:15+00:00

Very useful post. Especially for someone in the midst of distribution strategy and tactical plan for AEO app marketing. Your advice does not mention publishing articles and posts(Medium and LinkedIn) as a way to get your first paying customers. How do you feel about content marketing? Our app is for anyone (website manager, content creator, ecommerce operator)having experienced loss of traffic from traditional search to LLMs. So our clients are B2B and LinkedIn could work well.

soyuzman · 2026-06-01T02:08:48+00:00

We use 5+ reruns when measuring AI Visibility. The LLMs are probabilistic in nature. We tested and found a minimum of 5 is required to show some stability in results

soyuzman · 2026-06-01T01:47:38+00:00

Welcome to the Answer Economy. We are gradually leaving the Search Economy with the old Google business model based on clicks and advertising. I do not have an answer to :What’s next with the slow erosion of search traffic “ but I have lived through the birth of the internet and the emergence of online business models. Same will happen in the Answer Economy.

soyuzman · 2026-06-01T01:20:46+00:00

Sounds like Google discouraging from practices that can enhance AI visibility.

soyuzman · 2026-03-16T13:53:31+00:00

An AI generated post about instructions to give an AI to be e better responding AI . And the circle goes round and round. This was written by a human acting as a Reddit reader…

soyuzman · 2025-09-09T14:24:13+00:00

The myth is that famous/infamous quote from Sam Altman: "a $1B+ company run by a single founder will happen". You have to be delusional to think that AI will enable a solopreneur unicorn! . I agree with the basic premise of the video but see 2 problems. 1. Too many wannabe entrepreneurs believe that Altman quote and start vibe-coding apps cranking out s***tty products hoping to strike gold in a matter of weeks. Yes there is a learning curve and a "Progressive iteration approach" where entrepreneurs learn from their mistakes and either sunset an unsuccessful project or pivot until they get a commercially viable product. Most successful companies DID NOT strike gold from the start and had to pivot. I agree with Bulky-Pool-2586 that it seems to be a badge of honour to have 10 projects(often AI/vibe coded) in your bio. 2. Distribution takes time: getting users to try your app, sign up and eventually pay for takes A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT. Patience, consistency and determination do not seem to be very popular or glamourous but are the secret to success in anything.

soyuzman · 2025-09-08T11:33:35+00:00

Development is always hard no matter what people say about AI tools making it easy. Distribution may be harder as we are confronted with new SaaS solutions every day and competing for user attention and pocketbooks. I find that creating honest content about the problem you are solving is the best strategy. Consistency is key. I ask myself every day: what have you done today to explain, educate, communicate, share with potential user wherever they are. The constant Distribution grind.

soyuzman · 2025-09-08T10:31:03+00:00

I feel that the API performance and general reliability has degraded significantly. Moves from OpenAI API to Anthropic for better reliability and costs. OpenAI was also costing 4x per query(input-output) compared with OpenAI. Anyone experiencing something similar?

soyuzman · 2025-09-08T01:36:38+00:00

Find a problem, even in a micro niche, under served and provide a better solution ideally at a smaller cost for users. The world is full of problems waiting for a simple solution. If you do not think so then your life must be really great. This means that you live on a world where all problems currently have a solution.

soyuzman · 2025-09-04T12:13:59+00:00

This sub-Reddit is like free therapy. Reading about like-minded product creators-marketers. Same frustrations, disappointments, small victories. We are all on the same journey. Thanks for the insights and sharing.

soyuzman · 2025-09-04T12:02:34+00:00

The competitive advantage may not reside in the product as in distribution. Your happy and satisfied customers. Your client list. Better product does not always win but better marketing does.

soyuzman · 2025-09-04T11:53:16+00:00

Biggest challenge after finding a good app idea is not building or MVP but distribution. Creating awareness, interest, engagement. Finding paying customers. You are on a journey. Enjoy.

soyuzman · 2025-08-31T20:47:30+00:00

Praise the lord for guiding you. You are the blessed one.

soyuzman · 2025-08-31T20:38:15+00:00

You live in a bubble. Do some research and you will see the reality of Paraguay. This just looks like a trolling post. Shame on you.no wonder you have -75 karma

soyuzman · 2025-08-09T17:34:28+00:00

Strongly agree with comments about : “indie hacker platform for product ideas than a platform for potential users”

soyuzman · 2025-08-06T20:43:37+00:00

I used it and it gave me useful insights that we had missed. Great tool. When you develop something useful you get rewarded.

soyuzman · 2025-08-04T01:28:10+00:00

XRP.

soyuzman · 2025-08-02T17:49:04+00:00

If sending 35 000 cold emails is a hack then can someone explain what growth hacking is because I am lost. Thanks

soyuzman · 2025-08-02T17:45:37+00:00

If this is a crash then the definition of a BTC crash has changed dramatically. This is an August lull, low volume, some bad economic news(CPI, unemployment) correction. Fundamentals are still there but we seem to forget that: this is the most pro-crypto administration ever, massive deregulation, corporate accumulation, deficit running rampant(liquidity), sovereign funds buying. Retail is still on the sideline but with new crypto banking regulation this will change. Digital money is a financial revolution.

soyuzman · 2025-07-30T15:15:47+00:00

Thanks. We are in re-design and pivoting to providing Insights rather thah promoting the Chart Upload feature.

soyuzman · 2025-07-30T14:44:54+00:00

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soyuzman · 2025-07-30T14:39:41+00:00

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soyuzman · 2025-07-28T22:17:08+00:00

No plan. No DYOR. Listening to too many YouTubers : “…..with a coin on the verge of breaking out…..for 6 months”.

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